Hi There Berlin-Bob,
As you know I only joined Rootschat yesterday but for obvious reasons am very interested in your idea for a database for Pork Butchers. My father's business(inherited) from my grandfather was a very successful (in its heyday ) Pork Butchery business. It possessed a very intriguing window display, the outline of a Pig made out of a neon light tube. A catchphrase coined by my father was ' the only thing you can't eat from a Pig is it's squeak! A contemporary of my father was named Bert Shouler who also ran a successful butchery business in Hull and later went into wholesale meat supply and I believe are still in business near Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Also Kress and Wagner, German immigrants were in business at this time in Hull. In fact I believe that my grandfather was for some time in partnership with Mr Kress or that Mr Kress may have leant him money to help establish his business. I have memories of my fathers shop on Porter street brimming with all manner of German sausages and cooked meats. His trade was varied, from supplying notable local restaurants to providing cheap meats etc to the less wealthy working class of the area. Just talking of it brings forth the most delicious smells! I do have some very old sepia photographs of my grandfather and mother. In one he wearing the gold cygnet ring that I wear to this day!
I hope that as we move on I may eventually discover just where he was born and see if there are any relatives still alive.
Thanks for your recent help,
Nick Uebel
